Applications Open for Cohort 2
Starting May 31st, 2023

The world needs more innovators in the built environment.

Gruhas ASPIRE is a 6-month program for early-stage Proptech startups to #ScaleWithSpeed.

  • New & Emissions-Free Materials & Technologies in Construction
  • Smart Property Management for Selling & Leasing
  • Sustainable Properties with Clean Energy, Water Use, & Waste Management
  • Investments & Financing in Real Estate

Come, join the foremost Proptech program and community in India!

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Meet the first cohort of the Gruhas ASPIRE Program!

Seven outstanding start-ups who are poised to be India’s future proptech leaders.

Founders: Arun Rajasekhar, Badri Parthasarathy, Ramesh Rajamani


Realiti.io is an integrated solution that empowers real estate brokers to create and manage their digital presence and to collaborate with other brokers through managed service to ensure the fulfilment of demand and supply, which enables a reduction in lead-to-sale time by 40%.

Founders: Alfaz Hirani, Mohammad Haris, Shadan Sheikh, Wasif Sheikh


Modcave is a shelter-tech startup that manufactures innovative pre-fabricated, modular shelters that can be deployed anywhere. Modcave’s design allows the shelter to be compressed by 4x, enabling a 90% reduction in logistics and storage costs.

Founders: Anuvrat Saboo, Harshit Poddar, Kaustubh Amrit


Safearth is India’s fastest-growing, fully integrated platform for solar projects. Safearth encompasses procurement, EPC, as well as financing support for any sized project. The startup has already captured 6.67% in the C&I Rooftop Solar space and 5% In the overall distributed solar market in India.

Founders: Hardik Bhatia, Devansh Shah


Sustvest is a sustainability-focused fintech platform that enables retail investors to finance India’s growing renewable energy demand through fractional ownership of clean energy projects.

Founders: Abhishek Tripathi, Ashok Sagar, Bharath Bhaskar

Settl is a new-age proptech startup that is reimagining the co-living experience for urban professionals through a focus on data-driven models for property selection and differentiated community engagement.

Founders: Hardik Bhatia, Devansh Shah


Tellus Habitat is working to solve India’s water shortage issue through its proprietary decentralized wastewater treatment machine that can be installed in any rooftop and is scalable to an industrial, commercial, or residential level, and that reduces water use by 40%.

Founders: David Gogoi, Mousum Talukdar, Rupam Choudhury


Zerund is a sustainable construction materials start-up that captures and converts waste plastic into high grade, lightweight bricks that are 15% cheaper and 45% lighter as compared to the industry standard.

How you benefit from Gruhas ASPIRE

Strategic investment in cohort winners
1:1 mentorship from industry experts to address skill gaps
Pilot projects with India’s leading developers and property managers
Speed scaling to ensure movement on key business areas
New sales and distribution channels
Digital infrastructure offerings from a range of partners
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Focus Areas

The key to unlocking long-term and sustainable benefits for the construction and real estate industry.

Construction Management

Technologies that enhance productivity and efficiencies in construction.

New Materials & Technologies

Emissions-free and innovative materials and technologies in construction

Property & Asset Management

Technologies that enhance productivity and efficiencies in construction.

Investments & Financing

Democratising access to capital for individuals and businesses

Construction Management

Technologies that enhance productivity and efficiencies in construction.

New Materials & Technologies

Emissions-free and innovative materials and technologies in construction

Property & Asset Management

Technologies that enhance productivity and efficiencies in construction.

Investments & Financing

Democratising access to capital for individuals and businesses

Why Gruhas ASPIRE?

Gruhas ASPIRE is an industry collaboration between 3 entities that bring decades
of investing and business scaling experience to the table – for you.

Gruhas Fund

A venture by the people behind Puzzolana and Zerodha

Focus: Proptech, Metals, and Infrastructure

Gruhas is focused on decarbonizing the construction and real estate sector by backing path breaking founders who are disrupting traditional practices.

DLF Family Office

One of the oldest family offices in the country, established by the promoters of DLF Ltd, India’s largest real estate company

Focus: Investment in equity in public market funds, private market funds and direct investments in unlisted enterprises

Anthill Ventures

A global venture capital fund and speed scaling ecosystem investing and scaling businesses 

Focus: Consumer, Health, Media, and Urbantech

With a 3000+ strong global network of corporates, investors, and experts. Anthill has an extensive track record of successfully scaling and exiting companies.

Market Access Partners

Our Ecosystem includes India’s leading developers and property managers.

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